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13 Year Old Child Prodigy Painter


Ai WeiWei Creating Documentary
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Published on Feb 7, 2017
Indigenous artists will be featured in sesquicentennial celebrations, but others are choosing to boycott Canada 150.



Him by Lorna Kirk

Him, Lorna Kirk, provided by the National Film Board of Canada


Published 2016
Hand-drawn charcoal drawings movingly depict the loneliness and bewilderment of a child seeking safety in a war zone, in this timely very short animation that uses found sound to explore the powerlessness of the refugee experience.



Teen with Autism Becomes Art Sensation

Published on Sep 9, 2016
Thirteen year-old Niam Jain can't speak. He's autistic. But he's learned to communicate through painting. And art experts are blown away. Watch the video here:




How a Street Child Became a Leading Artist

Published on June 21, 2016
Lita Cabellut is one of Spain's most successful artists, but she's barely known in her home country. What's more, the woman whose paintings now sell for six figure sums spent her early years living on the street. Read the article here:
How a street child became a leading artist



6 Ways Street Art is Influencing Design

Published on May 31, 2016
From inner city walls to galleries, street art is steadily conquering the globe. We examine the inroads it’s been making into the design world. Read the article here:
6 ways street art is influencing design



David Hockney Embraces IPad Painting

Published on Jan 20, 2012
Art created by an Apple iPad is on display in London. Here is a preview of David Hockney's iPad paintings. Wall Street Journal's Paul Levy takes a tour with the show's curator. Watch the video here:






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